No.9

　　Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833, but moved to Russia with his parents in 1842, where his father, Immanuel, made a strong position for himself in the engineering industry. Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War, but went bankrupt soon after. Then, the family returned to Sweden in 1859, where Alfred began his own study of explosives in his father’s lab. He had never been to school or university but had taught himself, and by the time he was twenty, he became a skillful chemist and excellent linguist, speaking Swedish, Russian, German, French and English. He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. He was always searching for a meaning to life. He spent much time and money working on how to end the wars, and the peace between nations, until his death in Italy in 1896. His famous last will, in which he left money to provide prizes for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology, medicine, literature and peace, is a memorial to his interests and ideas. And so, the man is remembered and respected long after his death.

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. Where was Alfred Nobel born? He was born in _______.

　　A. Sweden　B. Stockholm　C. Russia　D. Moscow

　　2. What did Immanuel Nobel invent during the Crimean War?

　　A. The engineering industry.　B. A strong position.　C. Landmine.　D. Study of explosives.

　　3. Why did Alfred Nobel return to Sweden? Because his father _______.

　　A. went bankrup　B. was put in priso　C. was ill　D. died

　　4. How many companies did Alfred Nobel build up? He built up _______ companies in different countries.

　　A. 20　B. 40　C. 60　D. 80

　　5. What was Alfred Nobel always searching for? _______.

　　A. More time and more money　B. A meaning to life　C. How to end the war　D. The peace between nations

　　【答案與解析】

　　1. 選B。由短文的第1句Alfred Nobel, the great Swedish inventor and industrialist, was born in Stockholm on October 21, 1833.告訴了我們，諾貝爾was born in Stockholm，所以答案是B。

　　2. 選C。從句子Immanuel Nobel invented landmine and made a lot of money from the government during the Crimean War. 可知，Immanuel Nobel invented Landmine，并從政府得到了很多錢。所以答案是C。

　　3. 選A。諾貝爾發明了Landmine，并賺了大錢，但是went bankrupt soon after，因為破產了，他們全家都在1859年回到了Sweden，所以答案是A。

　　4. 選D。諾貝爾是一位很優秀的化學家、優秀的語言學家、還是一個優秀的發明家，He built up over 80 companies in 20 different countries. 所以答案是D。

　　5. 選B。短文中有這樣一句話：He was always searching for a meaning to life.所以答案是B。